Descendant of Claudius Boatman (1727-1819) memorial#28453884, a Huguenot immigrant who became a soldier, settler, hunter, and protector, eventually settling in the Little Pine Creek area only 30 miles from Delmar Twp., where Lelia grew up. Also descended from the Rev. Captain John Steel (1715-1779), memorial # 26434658, the "fighting parson" of the Conococheague, who commanded a company of his parishioners in the Kittanning expedition of 1756. Also from Daniel Callahan (1750-1826) who fought in the French and Indian War - present at the defeat of Braddock as well as the Battle of Bushy Run - and later, in the Revolutionary War; Daniel Callahan was also among the first settlers in the Pine Creek area of north central Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Lelia C. Kennedy, 88, of 429 Liberty St. died Thursday evening in her home.
She was born in Wellsboro July 10, 1898, a daughter of Andrew and Nellie Boatman Callahan. She spent her early life in Wellsboro and attended school there.
She was married to Gordon F. Furst in 1922 and he died in 1951. She married Perley M. Kennedy on Aug. 16, 1967 and he died Nov. 30, 1978.
Mrs. Kennedy had lived in Franklin for many years and she was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. For several years she worked at Blair's Shoe Store here.
Surviving are two sons, Gordon W. Furst of Franklin, and David L. Furst of Erie; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Stumpf of Mercer; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn (Betty) Thomas of Montalto and Mrs. Francis (Faye) Lawson of Wellsboro.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dr. Joseph A. Furst; three brothers, Stuart, Leonard and Bill Callahan, and three sisters, Mrs. Theo Putman, Mrs. Ruth Bryan and Mrs. Ina Smithgall.
Friends will be received in the Huff chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted in Grace Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Raymond Sistek, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery.
--unsourced newspaper clipping
Per Find a Grave member Stephen Snyder(#46988055), the obituary was published in the News-Herald (Oil City, PA) 28 Nov 1986
Mrs. Lelia C. Kennedy, 88, of 429 Liberty St. died Thursday evening in her home.
She was born in Wellsboro July 10, 1898, a daughter of Andrew and Nellie Boatman Callahan. She spent her early life in Wellsboro and attended school there.
She was married to Gordon F. Furst in 1922 and he died in 1951. She married Perley M. Kennedy on Aug. 16, 1967 and he died Nov. 30, 1978.
Mrs. Kennedy had lived in Franklin for many years and she was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. For several years she worked at Blair's Shoe Store here.
Surviving are two sons, Gordon W. Furst of Franklin, and David L. Furst of Erie; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Stumpf of Mercer; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn (Betty) Thomas of Montalto and Mrs. Francis (Faye) Lawson of Wellsboro.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dr. Joseph A. Furst; three brothers, Stuart, Leonard and Bill Callahan, and three sisters, Mrs. Theo Putman, Mrs. Ruth Bryan and Mrs. Ina Smithgall.
Friends will be received in the Huff chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted in Grace Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Raymond Sistek, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery.
--unsourced newspaper clipping
Per Find a Grave member Stephen Snyder(#46988055), the obituary was published in the News-Herald (Oil City, PA) 28 Nov 1986
Descendant of Claudius Boatman (1727-1819) memorial#28453884, a Huguenot immigrant who became a soldier, settler, hunter, and protector, eventually settling in the Little Pine Creek area only 30 miles from Delmar Twp., where Lelia grew up. Also descended from the Rev. Captain John Steel (1715-1779), memorial # 26434658, the "fighting parson" of the Conococheague, who commanded a company of his parishioners in the Kittanning expedition of 1756. Also from Daniel Callahan (1750-1826) who fought in the French and Indian War - present at the defeat of Braddock as well as the Battle of Bushy Run - and later, in the Revolutionary War; Daniel Callahan was also among the first settlers in the Pine Creek area of north central Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Lelia C. Kennedy, 88, of 429 Liberty St. died Thursday evening in her home.
She was born in Wellsboro July 10, 1898, a daughter of Andrew and Nellie Boatman Callahan. She spent her early life in Wellsboro and attended school there.
She was married to Gordon F. Furst in 1922 and he died in 1951. She married Perley M. Kennedy on Aug. 16, 1967 and he died Nov. 30, 1978.
Mrs. Kennedy had lived in Franklin for many years and she was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. For several years she worked at Blair's Shoe Store here.
Surviving are two sons, Gordon W. Furst of Franklin, and David L. Furst of Erie; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Stumpf of Mercer; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn (Betty) Thomas of Montalto and Mrs. Francis (Faye) Lawson of Wellsboro.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dr. Joseph A. Furst; three brothers, Stuart, Leonard and Bill Callahan, and three sisters, Mrs. Theo Putman, Mrs. Ruth Bryan and Mrs. Ina Smithgall.
Friends will be received in the Huff chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted in Grace Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Raymond Sistek, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery.
--unsourced newspaper clipping
Per Find a Grave member Stephen Snyder(#46988055), the obituary was published in the News-Herald (Oil City, PA) 28 Nov 1986
Mrs. Lelia C. Kennedy, 88, of 429 Liberty St. died Thursday evening in her home.
She was born in Wellsboro July 10, 1898, a daughter of Andrew and Nellie Boatman Callahan. She spent her early life in Wellsboro and attended school there.
She was married to Gordon F. Furst in 1922 and he died in 1951. She married Perley M. Kennedy on Aug. 16, 1967 and he died Nov. 30, 1978.
Mrs. Kennedy had lived in Franklin for many years and she was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. For several years she worked at Blair's Shoe Store here.
Surviving are two sons, Gordon W. Furst of Franklin, and David L. Furst of Erie; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Stumpf of Mercer; 11 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Glenn (Betty) Thomas of Montalto and Mrs. Francis (Faye) Lawson of Wellsboro.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dr. Joseph A. Furst; three brothers, Stuart, Leonard and Bill Callahan, and three sisters, Mrs. Theo Putman, Mrs. Ruth Bryan and Mrs. Ina Smithgall.
Friends will be received in the Huff chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be conducted in Grace Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Raymond Sistek, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Franklin Cemetery.
--unsourced newspaper clipping
Per Find a Grave member Stephen Snyder(#46988055), the obituary was published in the News-Herald (Oil City, PA) 28 Nov 1986
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